- From: Jason White <jasonw@ariel.ucs.unimelb.EDU.AU>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 09:55:04 +1100 (AEDT)
- To: WAI Markup Guidelines <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
The issue of scripting languages has already been discussed at great length in the working group and I don't think there would be much value in simply repeating that analysis at this stage, given that the underlying standards and technologies have undergone no significant change in this regard during the past month. Basically, the recommendation that we settled upon is that, since there is no universal scripting language which is supported by every user agent, alternatives must be provided to every document that employs scripts at the client level. These alternatives should present the same content as the original, using forms and server-side scripts to accomplish this objective. It has also been proposed that documents involving scripts should be made directly accessible, though little can be said in this regard owning to the lack of standards in this area. Once the DOM matures further, it should become possible to offer more detailed advice; but at present I think the current guidelines are defensible as the best that can reasonably be achieved given the current state of the technology. Of course, additional advice can be inserted into the non-normative "techniques document" as it becomes available, and may also be included in subsequent versions of the guidelines.
Received on Tuesday, 12 January 1999 17:55:12 UTC